Infiltration Route Battles Produce 105 Enemy Killed
Allied ground troops along a Mekong Delta infiltration route found 105 enemy soldiers fatally hurt by B52 strikes in Chau Doc Province. The air campaign targets Saigon bound forces as six divisions reportedly mass for an assault, with caches and a small hospital uncovered near Saigon.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
America
Chau Doe
Seven Mountain
Vietnam
Clark M. Clifford
Erie Firms Seek Auto Insurance Rate Hikes Across State
Insurance Commissioner Maxwell set hearings for Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. July 25, Erie Insurance Exchange July 29, and Insurance Company of North America July 22. Requests include Aetna 17.1 percent rise, Erie 13.4 percent, and INA 9.1 percent, with added revenue projections and policy changes.
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Harrisburg
David D. Maxwell
Maxwell
Aetna Casualty and Surety Co
Erie Insurance Exchange
Insurance Company of North America
Aetna
Erie
Insurance Rating Board
Aetna Casualty and Surety
City to Set Salary for New Post
City Council plans to fix a salary for a new housing inspector post as interviews proceed for a permanent position needed to win federal funds for a 100 unit low income housing project and urban renewal in the Fourth Ward. The Housing Authority will discuss federal funds, and a review of public works and police building plans is also slated.
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Fourth Ward
William Helmintoller
Authority
David
Peace Talks: Harriman Reports "Serious" Topics in Paris
U S Ambassador Harriman said informal talks with North Vietnam's Xuan Thuy touched on serious matters during coffee-break sessions in Paris. He called the discussions encouraging, noting no Saigon shelling for weeks, but saw no sign Hanoi would restrain military actions to end bombing.
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Saigon
United States
Paris
Tan Son Nhut
Bien Hoa
U.S
John Hay
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Harriman
Vietnam
Germany
Post Office Plans Major Saturday Service Cuts Across Nation
The Post Office Department ordered 247 small branch closures and a year of sharp Saturday curtailment due to manpower cuts tied to a new tax bill. Plans also call for no Saturday delivery on city residential routes and a freeze on new delivery routes, with Sept. 1 deadlines for postmasters to submit elimination plans. Senator Williams denounces the move as blackmail and calls for budget-based reconsideration.
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Washington (Ap
Post Office Department
Tment
Congress
John J. Williams
R-Del
W. Marvin Watson
Union City Youth Unhburt In Wild Ride
A Union City youth escaped injury when his 1963 coupe ran off Route 8, struck a highway sign, a tree, and damaged Carl Irwin’s house. Danny R. Hawley, 18, was charged with reckless driving after the 5 a.m. crash near the Union City borough limits.
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Union City
Donald Raisley
Corry
Carl D. Irwin
Raisley
Irwin
Union City Memorial Hospital
Hawley
Airliner Crew Disarms Hijacker Lands Safe in Miami
A Delta Flight 977 from Philadelphia to Houston landed safely in Miami after a hijacker ordered Cuba, then surrendered his gun. Passenger Sen. James Eastland said the gunman threatened to kill him. No injuries among 6 crew and 42 passengers. The hijacker, Oran Daniel Richards, faces kidnapping and aircraft piracy charges with possible death penalty.
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Cuba
Oran Daniel Richards
Springfield
Ohio
Edward Swan
Richards
Bond
Monlay
James C. Eastland
Dmiss
Havana
Radio Havana Today
Leonard S. Bendicks
Key West
Bendicks
Williamsport
van Dyk
Cletis Massingall
Massingall
Eastland
Delta
West Against East For Clark Says State Split On Gun Laws
Western Pennsylvania voters oppose gun control while Philadelphia backers cheer. Senator Joseph Clark seeks a third term and says gun control helps in the east but hurts in the west. He spoke at a news conference with Democratic colleagues at a $100 plate fundraiser. Two visiting senators debated the issue.
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Clark
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Joseph Clark
Philadelphia
Joseph Tydings
Maryland
Frank Moss
Utah
Tydings
Moss
U.S
Education Becomes Battle Over School Reorganization
Erie County superintendent Dr. Kenneth Frantz criticizes state politicians for controlling schooling arguing qualified professionals are sidelined. He cites the 149 School Reorganization Act and Senate Bill 245 as freezing district mergers while many plans stall amid red tape. The Corry Union City Sparta merger case illustrates ongoing indecision and political interference in Pennsylvania education.
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Kenneth Frantz
Erie County
Journal
Dr. Frantz
Pennsylvania
Corry Area
Erie County School District Appeals Spark Merged Plan Clash
The 1963 reorganization moved through 1965 with the State Board of Education poised to redraw Erie County districts as Union City Sparta and LeBoeuf area joiners challenge mergers. Sparta Union City and LeBoeuf file appeals while others resist outside the merged district. The State Board contends it may draft its own plan due to three pending appeals.
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Corry Area School Jointure
Union City Area Jointure
Sparta
Union City
Evie County
State Board of Education
Corry
le Boeuf
LeBoeuf
Frai
Erie County
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